For October (or just for kids who love scary stories!), here's a great telling of Bancho Sarayashiki, one of Japan's most famous ghost stories.

Springtime is here! Freshen up your spring schedule with this handy to-do list, great for helping your child stay on track with his schoolwork.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Building Fluency with Punctuation.

Keep rolling along with Kolobok, the main character in this well-known Russian folk tale. Your child will love coloring as she builds reading skills!

Ever wonder why we hunt for Easter eggs? Discover how this spring holiday was started with this interesting look at the history of Easter.

This worksheet is all about the haunting at the Princess Theater. Kids will read eyewitness accounts and then write some critical thinking responses.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Using the 5 W's.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Learn to Compare and Contrast.

Here's a language arts worksheet that's sure to boost reading comprehension and critical thinking skills.

After finishing Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor, readers reflect on the major elements of the story with these writing prompts.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Cause and Effect Structure.

Use this resource with your students to give them practice reading a fable and categorizing sentences as either examples of realism or fantasy.

Students will learn about the sword maker Muramasa Sengo, read through the eyewitness accounts, and decide who the trustworthy source is!

Can you memorize this poem? Can you draw a picture of it? This worksheet challenges your child to do both while getting a taste of poet Robert Frost.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Main Topic.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Citing Inferences.

This printable booklet is a great way to help children learn facts about Wangari Maathai, the first African woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize. Each nine-page worksheet produces two half-page booklets.

Can you imagine celebrating Christmas in the summer? That's what the people in New Zealand do!

Students learn to retell familiar stories by sharing about one of their favorite books. Students will share important details from the beginning, middle, and end of the story.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Problem and Solution Practice.

Submerge yourself in the fascinating history of submarines! Your little inventor will get a taste of the early stages of this important technology.

Early in the American Revolution, the Patriots captured Fort Ticonderoga. Your young historian will learn the importance of this fort in this worksheet.

With this versatile graphic organizer students have spaces to record information from their sources and synthesize the information in a central space.

Fluent readers know how to tackle tricky words. Help young readers build their reading muscles by practicing identifying and decoding challenging words with this worksheet.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Fairy Tale Character Traits.

Have your student read up on Jim Thorpe, an Olympian who is considered one of the greatest athletes of all time, and boost his reading skills at the same time.

Encourage critical thinking and support literacy development with these discussion questions for chapter 5–8 of Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry.

Use these vocabulary flashcards with the EL Support Lesson: Understanding Main Ideas and Supporting Details.

This worksheet will have your students use codes to help them understand the meaning of the story.

This printable memory match game is a fun way to learn about five movie inventors and their innovations. See if you can match the inventor with his invention!